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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Vanessa's father swallow whole as a joke?
(a) Flies.
(b) Minnows.
(c) Mini marshmallows.
(d) Popcorn.

2. In October, who sends Vanessa a letter?
(a) Elihu.
(b) Dirk.
(c) Janey.
(d) Lisa.

3. What is the name of the boat belonging to Vanessa's friends at the lake?
(a) The Terminator.
(b) Sail on.
(c) Annabel Lee.
(d) Smooth Sailin'.

4. Which company did Grandpa Nye work for and eventually run it completely?
(a) Procter & Gamble.
(b) Morgan Burke Company.
(c) Cincinnati Gas & Electric.
(d) United Healthcare of Ohio.

5. What do Vanessa and Grandpa Nye enjoy together as if in some Indian ritual?
(a) Chanting.
(b) Cigars.
(c) Hunting.
(d) Buffalo burgers.

6. What did Vanessa and Lisa wish they could do with Grandpa Nye?
(a) Climb a mountain.
(b) Visit Indian burial grounds.
(c) Go on a canoe trip.
(d) Take a train ride.

7. What does Vanessa's father show the kids at the lake how to do?
(a) Bait a hook.
(b) Build a fire.
(c) Shoot craps.
(d) Sail a boat.

8. What does Vanessa's mother talk to her about while Dirk is in town?
(a) College.
(b) Make up.
(c) Fashion.
(d) Sex.

9. Vanessa stops doing homework to __________________.
(a) Help her mother prepare dinner.
(b) Go swimming.
(c) Go to a movie.
(d) Take a nap.

10. In what month does Dirk visit Vanessa's family while on furlough?
(a) October.
(b) March.
(c) June.
(d) December.

11. For what does Grandpa Nye remain passionate?
(a) Cars.
(b) Antiques.
(c) Books.
(d) Wine.

12. What news do Vanessa and Janey hear on the radio?
(a) Pearl Harbor has been attacked.
(b) Hitler has invaded Poland.
(c) Franklin Roosevelt has died.
(d) Dewey defeated Truman.

13. What is the name of Vanessa's canvas jacket?
(a) Wynn Breaker.
(b) Rainy Day Ruthie.
(c) Smelly-Boy.
(d) Old Mac.

14. What has Grandpa Nye always considered to be his friends during his life?
(a) Butterflies.
(b) Army buddies.
(c) Dogs.
(d) Rivers and lakes.

15. What plans to Vanessa and Dirk make?
(a) To go to the same college.
(b) To get married.
(c) To always vacation in Michigan.
(d) To co-author a book.

Short Answer Questions

1. Instead of going to bed, Vaness and Lisa ____________________.

2. James DeGolyer came to Canada, moved to Massachusetts and eventually settled in _____________.

3. Where does the Nye family go on their summer vacation during the first year of World War II?

4. Whose spirit does Vanessa feel in the room as she views books and engravings in Grandpa Nye's library?

5. What does Vanessa want to be when she finishes school?

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